This document provides guidelines for a WWI scrapbook assignment. Students will take on the identity of someone who lived during WWI and create a scrapbook from their character's point of view. The scrapbook must include at least 15 entries with specific required elements like a newspaper clipping, diary entry, letter, and poem. It should also include the character's name, location, and dates. The scrapbook will be graded on meeting requirements, appearance, depth and breadth of content, style, and grammar.

1. WWI Scrapbook
Ms. Herzog
For this unit YOU will be taking on the identity of someone living
during the First World War. You could be a soldier, an officer, a civilian,
etc. but all assignments will be completed from this point of view.
You will be creating a scrapbook from your character’s point of view- the
following are just the guidelines so feel free to be as creative as you want!
Each scrapbook will need at least 15 entries with a cover and some sort of
binding. Your entries MUST include ONE of each of the following and be YOUR
OWN work:
- a newspaper clipping
- a journal/diary entry
- a personal letter sent OR received
- an example of propaganda (remember- you must create it!)
- a poem
OTHER ideas may be:
- a public service announcement
- a telegram
- an advertisement
- a photo/picture
- an obituary
- a sample radio script
- an editorial
- a political cartoon
ALSO: Include a card indicating your character’s name, location, and the
dates of the scrapbook.

2. WWI Scrapbook
Student Name: ________________________________________
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Requirements All of the required Almost all the At least 75% of Less than 75% of
content was required content the required the required
present- 15 was present. content was content was
entries, cover, present. present.
and binding
Appearance The finished The finished The finished The finished
product product product lacks product does not
demonstrates demonstrates some creativity show creativity
great creativity some creativity and neatness. and neatness.
and neatness. and neatness.
Content- depth Student included Student included Student did not Student did not
accurate some accurate include very much include accurate
information and a information and accurate information or
lot of interesting interesting facts information or interesting facts
facts about WWI. about WWI. interesting facts about WWI.
about WWI.
Content- breadth Student included Student included Student included Student included
information that information that information that little information
thoroughly mostly reflected partially covered covering WWI.
reflected what what learned WWI.
learned about about WWI.
WWI.
Style Any written Any written Any written Any written portion
portion reflects portion reflects portion reflects reflects little
careful thought thought and some thought and thought and
and revision as revision as revision as revision as
demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated
through the through some through a little through no
sophistication of sophistication of sophistication of sophistication of
the finished the finished the finished the finished
product. product. product. product.
Style/grammar Any written Any written Any written Any written portion
portion is well- portion uses portion includes includes multiple
written using correct grammar some grammar grammar and
correct grammar and spelling. and spelling spelling mistakes.
and spelling. mistakes.